I. Anamaria

“Deep in the meadow, under the willow A bed of grass, a soft green pillow Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes And when again they open, the sun will rise. Here it’s safe, here it’s warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“I am a writer and comparing things is part of my occupation. Over the years I've learned to compare almost anything to almost anything else. I can compare the pencil I am using to write these words (and these words, and these and these) to my own life, because it is sometimes sharp and sometimes dull, and because it is getting shorter and shorter the more I use it, and because when I try to erase things you can still see the marks they left behind.”
― Lemony Snicket, Poison for Breakfast

“And I ought to stop dreaming about it and start doing it. Right now.”
― Nancy Springer, The Case of the Missing Marquess

“It is not your job to make other people comfortable with who you are.”
― Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change